At that point we want to give a short look in the past, a so to say overview of how the Lincoln brand came to existence. This maybe very helpful for the drivers, who only recently became Lincoln fans, because this brand has a very rich history, which every Lincoln owner should know. At the same time, this information will give you the overview on why the company has its strategy the way it is.

Photo of Lincoln car - old

In 1917, Leland resigned as president of the company and founded a new Cadillac – Lincoln Motor, which at the first time was a manufacturer of aircraft engines Liberty. After the war, Leland reoriented production to the production of machines of the class “lux”. Back in 1890 an American engineer and industrialist Henry Martyn Leland founded the company in Detroit, Leland & Faulconer for the production of automobile engines. In 1903 he designed his first car, which was named Cadillac. Leland paid special attention to precision machining and their interchangeability.

Photo of Lincoln car - old town car

Being a talented engineer, Leland did much to improve the car: it is he, who first installed on their machines an electric starter and 8-cylinder V-shaped engine. However, Leland’s business acumen was far from ideal. As a result, in February 1922 he was declared bankrupt and sold his company to Henry Ford.

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